Improvement in bag-holders



J. McPHAIL.

Bag Holder.

No.'96,941'. Patented Nov. 16,1869.

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JAMES McPHAIL, OF CHARLES CITY, IOWA.

Letters Patent N 96,941, dated November 16, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAG-HOLDERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makifig part of the same tion and arrangement of an adjustable bag-holder, as

will be hereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I

. will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aside view, and

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of my invention.

A represents the bed-piece, on one side of which is the standard B.

This standard is provided with a dovetailed vertical groove on the rear side, to allow the sliding bar 0 to move freely up and down in the same.

Theedges of the sliding bar 0 are bevelled so as to fit in the dovetailed groove above mentioned, and one of its edges is provided with a series of notches, as seen in fig. 2, in which the end of an arm, 1), fits.

Said arm being pivoted on the upper end of the standard B, allows the sliding bar 0 to be held at any height desircd.

At the upper end'of the sliding bar 0, is a horizontal cross-bar, E, of suitable dimensions, to which the 'aws Gr G are )ivoted in the followin manner:

The jaws G G are of the shape shown in the drawings, or may be of any other suitable shape, so as to form together, so to say, the one-halt ot' a hopper.

Each jaw is provided with a rod, (1-, running at or near its edge, then bent toward the rear, and passes through a box, I), at the end of the bar E, thus hinging or pivoting the jaws to said bar;

The rods to a are then bent along the rear side of the bar E, and are, at their ends, provided with pivoted levers d (I: I

These two levers are, at their lower ends, connected by a rod, 0, which passes downward, and is attached to a lever, 1I, pivoted at a suitable point on the rear side of the sliding bar 0, said lever being held at any desired position by a ratchet-bar, I, which is also S( cured to said sliding bar.

The rods a a are provided with suitable hooks, e e, on which the bag or sack is suspended. It will readily be seen, that by this arrangementof the adjustable jaws G G, the holder can be easily adapted to any-sized ha". The adjustment of the sliding bar 0 allows it to be used at any height de- 'sired.

Having thnsfully described my invention,

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination and arrangement of the bedpie-ce A, grooved standard 15, notched sliding bar-G, andarm I), all substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The arrangement of the rods (0 a, lovers (l (1, rod 0, lever H, and ratchet-bar I, all substantially as and for the purposes herein set fortln 3. The combination and arrangement of the bed-f bar 0, arm D,

piece A, grooved. standard B, sliding jaws G' G, rods 0 a, hooks e e, lovers (1- d,rod 0, lever H, and ratcl'let-bar I, all constructed as described, and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 18th day of September, 1869.

JAMES MGIHAIL.

\Vitnesses:

Gno. F. Boouros, M. G. EGLoFF. 

